Press Play with Madeleine Brand
On Memorial Day, Stories of War, History and Art
In honor of Memorial Day, some of Press Play’s favorite stories of confronting war through art and history.
By Madeleine Brand • • 53m ListenIn honor of Memorial Day, we hear from Maximilian Uriarte, an artist, a storyteller and an Iraq War veteran. He started a comic strip while on active duty in the Marine Corps called “Terminal Lance.”
Then, an American kid with roots in Japan fights for the U.S. in WWII.
Closer to home, a celebrity photographer has turned his lens on the homeless in West Hollywood.
Finally, why Alexander Hamilton will remain on the $10 bill.
Photo Credit: Spc. Luke Thornberry, U.S. Army
In this episode
4 stories'White Donkey:' A Graphic Novel About a Marine, Written and Illustrated By a Marine
Maximilian Uriarte is an artist, a storyteller and an Iraq War veteran. He started a comic strip while on active duty in the Marine Corps called “ Terminal Lance .” It became popular among Marines, and prompted Uriarte to launch a Kickstarter project to fund a full graphic novel.
Read the story15 min'Midnight in Broad Daylight'
Harry was a typical American kid growing up in Washington state in the 1920s. He was brash and rebellious, sure of his own immortality, into sports and girls and doing the opposite of what his parents wanted him to do.
Read the story15 minCelebrity Photographer Turns His Lens on LA's Homeless
Martin Schoeller is a photographer best known for his celebrity portraits. His signature portraits are extreme closeups. He calls them hyper-detailed, and they reveal every hair and pore.
Read the story13 minAlexander Hamilton Will Remain on the $10 Bill
The US Treasury has announced that civil war era freedom fighter Harriet Tubman will replace Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill. And in other currency news, Alexander Hamilton, who was going to be replaced on the $10 bill, is staying put.
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